Strong's Number G4464

ῥάβδος

rhabdos · hrab'-dos

Transliteration:

rhabdos{hrab'-dos}

Word Origin:

from the base of 4474

TDNT:

6:966,982

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)

Usage in the KJV:

rod 6, staff 2, sceptre 2

Total: 12
Occurs 12 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a staff, a walking stick, a twig, rod, branch
a rod with which one is beaten
a staff
1. as used on a journey, or to lean upon, or by shepherds
2. when applied to kings
  1. with a rod of iron, indicates the severest, most rigorous rule
  2. a royal sceptre